On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Conservative MP James Lunney (Nanaimo-Alberni, B.C.) announced that a $232,000 in repairs at the Ucluelet (Otter Street) small craft harbour has been completed. The project involved reconstruction of the Ucluelet wharf and associated repairs. This funding is part of a $7.9 million investment for British Columbia’s … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) is currently leading the Canadian delegation at the Seafood Expo North America. She is meeting with buyers, suppliers and exhibitors from across North America and the European Union. Minister Shea stopped to talk to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Ocean Choice International. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537. … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) released the 2013 trade figures for Canada’s exports of fish and seafood products. Once again, Canada’s seafood exports continued an upward trend, with an overall increase of $268 million or 6.5 percent over the previous year, with total sales reaching $4.42 billion. Canada’s biggest seafood export increase overall was … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) said she is proud to lead a delegation of Canadian fisheries and aquaculture representatives and industry members in Boston. Fish and seafood is one of the largest single food commodities exported by Canada. Seafood Expo North America, previously known as the International Boston Seafood Show, is this continent’s largest … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) issued a response to the report of the Maritime Lobster Panel. “As a Maritimer, I know how important the lobster fishery is to our coastal communities. It is an important pillar in our rural economy and when times are tough I know the impacts are felt widely. That … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) expressed their support for private member’s bill C-555 to amend the Marine Mammal Regulations, introduced by Conservative MP Greg Kerr (West Nova, N.S.). The proposed amendment would increase the distance … Read more
On Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, in Campbell River Provincial Court, Jason Allan Smith was found guilty of disturbing killer whales in violation of the Fisheries Act. Justice Roderick J. Sutton fined the commercial whale watching skipper $6,000 and prohibited him from engaging in the whale watching industry for ten years. he charges against Mr. Smith … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) issued a statement. “We are very pleased that Canada and the four other Arctic Ocean Coastal States were able to support a temporary prohibition of commercial fishing in the … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard is notifying residents and those using the shores of Lake St. Louis that it intends to begin spring icebreaking operations at the entrance of the St. Lawrence Seaway, on the north and south shores of the Lake and in Bay Des Cascades, around March 3, 2014. The date is only an … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Richard Nadeau, regional director general in Quebec Region, presented Jean Robitaille with a 2013 National Recreational Fisheries Award on Feb. 21, 2014. Over the course of his career, Jean Robitaille has conducted many research projects that have benefited the recreational fishery. He is recognized for the quality … Read more
